Apr 1, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
John Lumley won his first US Open title at Westwood Country Club this year, battling past Camden Riviere, who had held the singles title for twelve consecutive championships. Lumley’s victory followed his strong performance at Westwood in the prior World Championship, where Riviere won out. Lumley came back from two sets down with his usual unflappable play, while Riviere was plagued by injury in the last set. The match was the fifth time the two have played in open finals and marked Lumley’s first victory. The match capped 10 days of astonishing play, beginning with several days of qualifiers that… Read the Full Story >
Apr 1, 2025 | US Events, USCTA News
by An Interested Observer The 2025 US 50s Singles and Doubles was contested at the Racquet Club of Chicago from March 21-23. We had 7 players travel to Chicago from New York, Charleston, Aiken, Westwood, Radley and Queen’s. There was also a strong field of Chicago players and there were some notable performances in the early rounds. One of those performances goes to Aiken’s Vaughan Massie, who played much better than his handicap would have suggested in pushing Westwood’s Bill Barker all the way in a 6-5 6-5 battle. Another tremendous performance goes to Chicago’s Stewart Licudi. He was in… Read the Full Story >
Feb 28, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
by Nick Howell Aiken hosted the 2025 U.S. 60s and 70s- singles and doubles – on February 7-9. The 2025 U.S. 60s and 70s National Championships took place at Aiken Tennis Club from March 7-9, bringing together top senior real tennis players from across the country. The tournament featured high-quality competition, with many closely contested matches, long days of play, and a thrilling conclusion to both singles and doubles events. U.S. 60s Division In the singles final, Matt Fraidin delivered an impressive performance to claim the national title, defeating Steve Hufford 6-2 6-3. Both players representing Westwood Country Club had strong… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, Uncategorized, US Events, USCTA News
by Leon Smart The Burke Cup 2025 brought together players from near and far at the Tennis & Racquet Club in Boston for a fun and competitive weekend. Half the draw traveled from other clubs, so the tournament had a great mix of locals and visitors. One of the standout stories was newcomer Mike O’Connor, who only started playing three months ago. Mike impressed everyone by making it to the semi-finals in his first-ever tournament, even managing to upset the number two seed in the quarterfinals. His run ended in the semis against Chris Tomasevich, who came back from 5-0… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
By Jonathan Lewis The Racquet Club of Chicago played host to the Greevy Cup (handicaps 20-29) from January 24 – 26. Members John Pak and Jonathan Lewis participated, ultimately losing to Aiken competitors Sawyer Duncan and Geoff Ellis, respectively. In what was an exciting final, Geoff Ellis won a tight first set 6-5, with both competitors battling to assert dominance as the set went back and forth. In the second set, Duncan jumped out to an early lead 4-1, before Ellis won two tough games with multiple chases to crawl back into the set 3-4. The eighth game went to… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
By Tony Hollins The Hickey Cup is the national singles championship for players with a handicap above 60. Beginning January 24th, the National Tennis Club hosted twelve players from clubs around the country. It was fantastic to see some new faces, with several players in the draw playing the Newport court for the first time. There were some incredibly dramatic matches. The tone was set early, with the very first set of the tournament moving all the way to five games between John Levis (Boston) and Benson Nalle (New York). This was immediately followed up by another barn burner as… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
by Ivan Ronaldson The USCTA 50+ Level Championship for the Wharton Cup was held at Westwood Country Club from January 24th-26th. With 19 entries, every US club was represented by at least one player. It was the juniors who shone brightest. 16-year-old Aidan Bae (Westwood) took out #1 seed Mike Geiger (Westwood) as a packed dedans and Martin room looked on. Geiger, who’d played on the Men’s Tennis Tour, looked flabbergasted after losing the 11th game of the 1st set. “What about the tiebreaker?” he exclaimed. Defending chase half a yard at three games- all in the second set, the… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
by James Greenley The Faulise Cup was played at Georgian Court University over the weekend of January 24th-26th. It had a 14-person draw that involved players with handicaps of 70 and above. There were representations from Aiken, Boston, Newport, Philadelphia, Tuxedo and Washington. All the players played some fantastic tennis over the weekend. In the semifinals, both matches were the battle of Philadelphia vs Washington. Reeve Harde (Philadelphia) played some excellent tennis, knocking out No. 1 seed Mathew Ezersky (Tuxedo) in the quarters to meet Brock Anastasi (Washington), who defeated Andrew Brown (Philadelphia) 6-1 6-2. In the match between Reeve and… Read the Full Story >
Jan 1, 2025 | USCTA News
The Professionals are an integral part of our game here in the US by teaching, organizing matches and providing enjoyment when competing in tournaments. Over the last few years, though, it’s become apparent that when someone is no longer in the game, whether as a professional at a club or perhaps retired, it’s been challenging to stay in contact and remain a part of the tennis community. With that in mind, the USCTA is proud to announce the formation of the USCTA Professional Welfare Committee. The group is comprised of Dacre Stoker, John Gilligan, John Lumley, and Steve Virgona. It is an… Read the Full Story >
Jan 1, 2025 | USCTA News
We are excited to announce a new, exciting merchandise program with Summit Brands. USCTA members can purchase apparel from the following brands – B. Draddy, Zero Restriction, Fairway & Greene and EP New York – and add either the USCTA logo or the legacy USCTA “Racquet” logo. The code also comes with a 40% discount logo off the retail price – all of which accrues to the benefit of our members! Access the brands on Summitgolfbrands.com Pick your items, and when you check out, put one of the discount codes below into the box asking for a “discount code or gift… Read the Full Story >
